InDesign CS for Macintosh and Windows : Visual QuickStart Guide

by Cohen, Sandee

• ISBN13: 9780321213488
• ISBN10: 0321213483
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-11-24
• Publisher: Peachpit Press

Summary

Now that you've finally figured out that InDesign's increasingly tight integration with the rest of Adobe's creative products will enable you to work more creatively and efficiently, all you want to do is get up to speed on it--yesterday, if possible! EnterInDesign CS for Macintosh and Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide.Using the task-based, visual approach that has become the hallmark Peachpit's popularVisual QuickStart Guides,this volume provides a fast, easy,comprehensiveintroduction to everything InDesign. You'll learn about all aspects of the InDesign interface, including its tools and palettes, as well as how to create and navigate documents, import and style text and objects, automate your work, manage long documents, use the Bezier pen tools, and work with color. You'll also find complete coverage of more advanced topics (like preflighting and advanced text control) and a thorough introduction to all of InDesign CS' new features: an updated Story Editor, nested styles, separation previews, and the Package for GoLive command.

Author Biography

Sandee Cohen, is the graphics curriculum coordinator at the New School University Computer Instruction Center in New York City. In addition, she is also a frequent speaker at the Seybold, Thunder Lizard, and Macworld Expo conferences.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Getting Started

Document Setup

Basic Text

Working with Objects

Working in Color

Styling Objects

Pen and Bezier Tools

Imported Graphics

Text Effects

Pages And Books

Layers

Libraries

Tabs and Tables

Automating Text

Typography Controls

Color Management

Interactive PDF Elements

Output

Exporting

Customizing InDesign

Appendix

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